Face of Danger by Valerie Hansen

Author:Valerie Hansen
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2011-10-26T16:00:00+00:00

Time dragged by for Paige. She’d never much cared for shopping, and being forced to replace her clothing on the spur of the moment was anything but pleasant. Nevertheless, she picked out a few basics and hurried outside, finding Cade and Max stationed beside the door to the small dress shop in the strip mall, waiting like two oddly matched sentries.

He squared his broad shoulders the moment he spied her. “Did you get everything?”

“Enough to make do,” she replied. “I keep a hairbrush and lipstick in my purse so all I’ll need is a toothbrush and I’ll be fine.”

“We can get one of those from the motel office,” he said, taking her arm and starting to hustle her back to his truck. “Come on.”

She twisted free. “Slow down, cowboy. What’s the rush? Did you see someone else who looked suspicious or are you always this pushy?”

“Both,” Cade answered. “It’s getting so I imagine villains in every shadow.”

Falling into step beside him, Paige added, “Or behind every tree?” She was instantly sorry she’d chided him because the look on his face became so poignant it was almost heartrending. He really did care. And she shouldn’t have made a joke about his efforts.

“Sorry,” she said with a lopsided grin. “I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I was just kidding around. Remember? I’m a real funny lady.”

“Yeah, I know.” As they approached the truck he hit a remote button that unlocked the doors, then helped her into the truck with her packages.

Paige did her best to scoot across the seat and get Max out of his way as Cade slid behind the wheel. As soon as he started the engine she asked, “Could we pick up a pizza to eat back at the motel?”

“Sounds fine to me,” Cade said. “You’re right about keeping a low profile. The less you’re out in public, the better. It might even be a good idea to skip church on Sunday.”

“No problem. I seldom go to church, even when nobody’s trying to scare me to death.”

“Really? Why?”

“It’s a long story,” she said with a sigh.

“I’ve got all evening.”

She could tell by his quizzical expression that he was expecting her to explain. No way was that going to happen. Not now. Not ever.

Forcing herself to smile she looked over at him and said sweetly, “Nobody has enough time or patience to listen to my long, boring life story. Believe me, you don’t want to get me started.”

“Okay. Have it your way.”

If I could have it my way, Paige thought, I’d know what had happened to my sister all those years ago.

She simply said, “Thanks,” instead of what was really on her mind. She sighed and closed her eyes for the space of a few heartbeats, picturing her long-lost sister and feeling the weight of that one, terrible mistake bearing down upon her.

A solitary tear spilled out and slid down her cheek. Paige averted her face and swiped away the telltale drop. What was wrong with her? Why were her emotions so close to the surface of late? Was it the fear? The tension?

No, she decided.

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